“Queendom Maybe Rise” reviewed by Goûte Mes Disques

Ca faisait longtemps qu’on avait plus eu de nouvelles ni de Crónica, ni de Marc Behrens. Et dans les deux cas, ça nous a méchamment manqué. Crónica parce que c’est l’un des dix meilleurs pourvoyeurs de sound-design, et Marc Behrens parce que son Sleppet (également sur Crónica) nous avait mis un grand coup de latte …

“Queendom Maybe Rise” reviewed by Axess Code

J’aperçois bientôt le ciel vomir la pluie, entre deux sifflements écrasants et sourds. Où suis-je encore ? Le ventre imposant d’un avion me répond à son passage : un terrain vague près d’une grille, au bout d’une piste bitumée. Un aéroport. Et cette douleur terrible qui prend au visage alors que le gravier me parcourt …

“Queendom Maybe Rise” reviewed by RNE3

Hace tiempo que no escuchábamos un larga duración de Marc Behrens, así que estamos expectantes. “Queendom Maybe Rise” es un disco de dos piezas, una lo suficiente larga para ser un álbum en sí mismo y que responde a la segunda parte de su título: “Maybe Rise” y una segunda pieza menor, “Queendom”, cuya naturaleza …

“Queendom Maybe Rise” reviewed by Kindamuzik

Langzaam, heel langzaam en bedachtzaam verandert de klankwolk van vorm. Elektronische geluiden, galm, echo en natuurlijke klanken zwermen om elkaar heen als gassen in een beperkte ruimte. Voor je er erg in hebt, doe je geen enkele poging meer te bedenken waar de oorsprong van wat je hoort zou kunnen liggen. De bubble van Queendom …

“Queendom Maybe Rise” reviewed by Monsieur Délire

Très beau disque de Marc Behrens, magicien de l’art sonore. Deux pièces au programme: la longue “Maybe Rise” qui combine des enregistrements de terrain pour promener l’auditeur à travers des paysages sonores hyperréalistes, et “Queendom”, plus courte, composée uniquement d’échantillons de la voix de la vocaliste Yôko Higashi. Deux univers complètement différents, mais qui se …

“Queendom Maybe Rise” reviewed by Rockerilla

Dopo aver raggiunto nel decennio scorso una buona notorietà nel mondo dell’elettronica sperimentale (con pure un passaggio a casa Raster-Noton) e aver sviluppato usa salda collaborazione con l’amico Uwe Schmidt, Marc Behrens ha negli ultimi due anni abbandonato gran parte delle sue attivitè — comprese quelle legate alle art performative — per dedicarsi in toto …

“Queendom Maybe Rise” reviewed by A Closer Listen

It’s been a while since we’ve heard a new full-length work from Marc Behrens, so it’s great to hear him back in action. Queendom Maybe Rise is an album of two pieces, one long enough to be an album of its own (“Maybe Rise”) and a second, shorter piece whose nature is completely distinct (“Queendom”). …

“Queendom Maybe Rise” reviewed by Vital Weekly

It’s been a while since I last heard about Elgaland/Vargaland and I kinda hoped it would all been have passed by now, the kingdom was overthrown by The People’s Republic Of Elga/Varga, but here the ministry of not knowing what to be a ministry of, also known as Marc Behrens, offers a piece that was …

“Queendom Maybe Rise” reviewed by Boomkat

Sound and visual artist, Marc Behrens, arrives on Portugal’s Crónica label with two subtly enveloping, morphing electro-acoustic compositions. ‘Maybe Rise’ follows an expansive, abstract narrative of tunnelling drones and finely layered field recordings reminding of works by his former collaborator, Francisco López and his previous work for label’s such as Raster-Noton and Trent Oiseaux. More …